hi,
i'm an aspiring steadicam op and i wanted to know whas the deal with glidecam. If you look in any film book for any state there is a section for steadicam, but not for glidecam or any other stabilization system. Further, all the ops in the steadicam sections seem to have actual steadicams, so it is not just a generic term. Why does it work this way? does it actualy work this way or am i missing something? is starting with a glidecam because of cost a bad idea? Is steadicam a generic term used for all camera stabilization systems, or is specific to the Steadicam brand?
As you can see i am a serious newbie, but your help would be awsome!
